AT030
Machland


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata NT breeding (1997–2005) 3–11 pairs B2
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis LC breeding (1994) 5–10 pairs C6
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica LC breeding (1995) 20 pairs C6

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment State Pressure Response
2013 very poor very high not assessed
Whole site assessed? State assessed by Accuracy of information
yes population unknown

State (condition of the trigger species' populations)
Species Actual vs Reference (units) % remaining Result
Corncrake Crex crex 0 / 14 (pairs) 0 very poor
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 0 / 7 (pairs) 0 very poor

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat Timing Scope Severity Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification happe­ning now whole of popul­ation/area (>90%) rapid decline (>30% over 3 gener­ations) very high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation Planning Action Result
Not assessed Not assessed Not assessed not assessed

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1991 Hochau Naturschutzgebiet (IV) <1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial 50 Arable land
Grassland 45 Mesophile grasslands
Forest 5 Alluvial and very wet forest

Land use

Land use % of IBA
agriculture 95
forestry 5


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Machland (Austria). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/machland-iba-austria on 23/12/2024.